Nightbreed: The Director's Cut (1990) (Limited Edition - SOLD OUT)

[thegrunter]

Originally Posted by Beast

WB apperantly plans to release the theatrical cut themselves at a later date.

Has this been confirmed?
Do we know this for a fact?

[RedIsNotBlue]

No. That is just an assumption based on WB owning the rights to the theatrical cut. Even if they do it could be a year or years before that even happens. Don't see how people automatically think WB's release will be on par or superior to Shout's upcoming release though considering they don't exactly have a stellar record when it comes to catalog releases...especially ones they don't even consider high priority releases to boot.

[schlock]

Originally Posted by RedIsNotBlue

No. That is just an assumption based on WB owning the rights to the theatrical cut. Even if they do it could be a year or years before that even happens. Don't see how people automatically think WB's release will be on par or superior to Shout's upcoming release though considering they don't exactly have a stellar record when it comes to catalog releases...especially ones they don't even consider high priority releases to boot.

Ya, and they have so many titles in their catalog that they could pick to release, it may be a stretch for them to pick the one title that just had 5,000 copies flood the market. I personally don't see Warner jumping on releasing their version anytime soon. But I'm sure others may feel that Warner will see how big a seller it was and will want to rush out their own to capitalize on such a hot property. We shall see.

[DetroitSportsFan]

Originally Posted by schlock

Ya, and they have so many titles in their catalog that they could pick to release

Or release over and over again.....

[TripleHBK]

Originally Posted by biosquid2

Does Twilight Time do pre-orders 4 months before release date? What disturbs me is that Shout! Factory hasn't even gotten all the extras ready in order to release details yet. I can't help but draw parallels to how upcoming games can be shown at E3, yet turn out to be vaporware or how games are released too early and have to have day-one patches, as well as multiple subsequent patches in order to attain stability. I don't understand why Shout! Factory put Nightbreed up for pre-order so early, when they still have so much work to do on the product; why not 2 weeks or even 2 months before release date, along w/ more finalized details on the release?

I pre-ordered both Demons films in May of 2013 and didn't receive them until November of 2013 from Synapse. Both were amazing and worth the price and wait. I have no doubt this will be the same. This has nothing to do with the gaming industry and the ridiculous path they've taken. In all likelihood, Warner Bros likely only allowed them to use/release the theatrical cut before a certain date, so shout wanted to be certain they had sold every copy they could before then, completely unaware of how quick this would sell.

[Optimus-Prime-Rox]

Originally Posted by schlock

Ya, and they have so many titles in their catalog that they could pick to release, it may be a stretch for them to pick the one title that just had 5,000 copies flood the market. I personally don't see Warner jumping on releasing their version anytime soon. But I'm sure others may feel that Warner will see how big a seller it was and will want to rush out their own to capitalize on such a hot property. We shall see.

Would probably just be a bare bones release unless WB had a deal with Shout to port over the extras that they had put together themselves.

[biosquid2]

Originally Posted by thegrunter

Has this been confirmed?
Do we know this for a fact?

I believe this is speculation as well, which, for those who take information w/ a grain of salt, means absolutely nothing.

From a money-making standpoint, it would be wise of WB to do so since they would reap the profits from fans who missed out on the limited edition release, but still want the theatrical cut (different ending) on Blu-ray. Patience is a virtue, but banking on WB to release the theatrical cut currently has nothing to do w/ patience--it's a leap of faith.

Originally Posted by TripleHBK

I pre-ordered both Demons films in May of 2013 and didn't receive them until November of 2013 from Synapse. Both were amazing and worth the price and wait. I have no doubt this will be the same. This has nothing to do with the gaming industry and the ridiculous path they've taken. In all likelihood, Warner Bros likely only allowed them to use/release the theatrical cut before a certain date, so shout wanted to be certain they had sold every copy they could before then, completely unaware of how quick this would sell.

This is only valid if there was in fact a stipulation regarding release dates. At this point, only Shout! Factory and WB know what went down. It's unorthodox for companies to be fully transparent, releasing detailed information regarding licensing agreements to consumers.

[geminidreamatl30]

im very upset i missed out on getting it on scream factory with the poster, free shipping and two weeks early but thank god i was able to get it on best buy since amazon sold out as well. id kill myself if i didnt get this limited edition as i am a huge clive barker fan and went to two screenings of the cabal cut, ive met Craig Sheffer twice (cabal/boone), Anne Bobby (Lori) and Doug Bradley (Lyesberg) and Nicholas Vince (Kinsky) so im beyond excited about this!!!

[TripleHBK]

Originally Posted by geminidreamatl30

im very upset i missed out on getting it on scream factory with the poster, free shipping and two weeks early but thank god i was able to get it on best buy since amazon sold out as well. id kill myself if i didnt get this limited edition as i am a huge clive barker fan and went to two screenings of the cabal cut, ive met Craig Sheffer twice (cabal/boone), Anne Bobby (Lori) and Doug Bradley (Lyesberg) and Nicholas Vince (Kinsky) so im beyond excited about this!!!

It might be smart to keep those emotions in check.... There is plenty of skeptism by more than a few members that Best Buy will be able to deliver on all of its orders. Amazon took its page down when the supply was gone, and shout is obviously a sure thing... But there are more then a few people that think Best Buy has over sold on this, so until you have it in hand, I'd temper expectations.

[KILLERAVENS]

Originally Posted by TripleHBK

It might be smart to keep those emotions in check.... There is plenty of skeptism by more than a few members that Best Buy will be able to deliver on all of its orders. Amazon took its page down when the supply was gone, and shout is obviously a sure thing... But there are more then a few people that think Best Buy has over sold on this, so until you have it in hand, I'd temper expectations.

I bet more than 5,000 orders at Best Buy will be canceled.

[oceanicflight_815]

****ing stupid that there was only 5,000 of the 3-Disc Edition. I want both cuts. This shouldn't be so limited.

[TripleHBK]

Originally Posted by oceanicflight_815

****ing stupid that there was only 5,000 of the 3-Disc Edition. I want both cuts. This shouldn't be so limited.

Direct your hate to Warner Bros then. They're the ones that limited the Theatrical cut to 5000 units.

[Thomas Irwin]

Originally Posted by biosquid2

Does Twilight Time do pre-orders 4 months before release date? What disturbs me is that Shout! Factory hasn't even gotten all the extras ready in order to release details yet. I can't help but draw parallels to how upcoming games can be shown at E3, yet turn out to be vaporware or how games are released too early and have to have day-one patches, as well as multiple subsequent patches in order to attain stability. I don't understand why Shout! Factory put Nightbreed up for pre-order so early, when they still have so much work to do on the product; why not 2 weeks or even 2 months before release date, along w/ more finalized details on the release?

I'm sure this is probably an unlikely scenario, given that they probably understood quite well from the outset the exorbitant costs likely inherent in this restoration - but pehaps they felt the need to secure some extra funds in order to complete the included extras, and give this edition as much of the proper polish that fans are expecting? I'm sure it wasn't easy coming up with a near exact estimate on a project of this magnitude. Despite their respectable level of product exposure and market diffusion, and the consistently high quality of their products in my opinion, they are arguably, still a comparatively small company. Not really sure exactly when the preorder date had been finalized myself.

[clemery]

Originally Posted by oceanicflight_815

****ing stupid that there was only 5,000 of the 3-Disc Edition. I want both cuts. This shouldn't be so limited.

Be thankful you have access to it at all... those of us outside of the US (who have been with Occupy Midian since the early days) not only have to deal with region coding, but also shipping restrictions that prevent us from being able to officially order it anywhere.

[Zombie Dude]

Originally Posted by clemery

Be thankful you have access to it at all... those of us outside of the US (who have been with Occupy Midian since the early days) not only have to deal with region coding, but also shipping restrictions that prevent us from being able to officially order it anywhere.

What are you talking about? It was available on Amazon which ships worldwide and if you were part of the Occupy Midian group then you would have known about the limited set since it was announced.

[Thomas Irwin]

For future reference, diabolikdvd.com ships worldwide as well. This set was available there for a brief time for a bit more than Amazon. Unfortunately slight server issues prior to an upgrade, necessitated them to pull this set a few times, which arguably made timing a purchase from them somewhat more difficult for this item.

[geminidreamatl30]

Well best buy already charged me and I hope I was one of the lucky ones who will get one of the 5000 otherwise I'll be very upset. But I'll cross my fingers.

[PuppetMasterBlu]

Originally Posted by oceanicflight_815

****ing stupid that there was only 5,000 of the 3-Disc Edition. I want both cuts. This shouldn't be so limited.

Still some places to get it. It's not a lock due to possible overordering but it doesn't hurt to try.

[nathanashby]

I used my Best Buy credit card to pre-order Nightbreed within a few hours of it going live on their site. Hopefully that secured my copy.

[redrayz]

Originally Posted by digihed

I do have an order with blowitoutahere and deepdiscount. I'd be extremely surprised if I get either.

I have my order with blowitoutahere and am pretty confident I'll get mine in Oct - never had an issue before with them.